Market Fantasy
Dateca. 1940
Maker
Mark Tobey
American, born Centerville, Wisconsin, 1890; died Basel, Switzerland, 1976
Label TextGathered in small groups like islands in the constant stream of people are the men for whom the Market is more than a place of gathering, almost a home. They live in the furnished rooms and rundown hotels, some of them habitués of Skid Road at night and the Market in the day.
-Mark Tobey, recalling the Pike Place Market, 1964
Object number83.165
Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Henry Art Gallery, "What It Meant to Be Modern: Seattle Art at Mid-Century", October 15, 1999 - January 23, 2000Credit LineGift of William S. and Janice K. Street in honor of the museum's 50th year
Dimensions22 x 16 in. (55.88 x 40.64 cm)
MediumTempera on paperboard